Dave_H
Flashlight Enthusiast
As mentioned, not just microcontrollers and high-performance processors have supply issues. Not long before COVID struck I was involved in mitigation of supply issues with MLCC i.e. ceramic chip capacitors notably 0402 size. These days a smartphone has hundreds of various sizes, some upwards of a thousand each. That's when I was hearing the term "allocation" more.
Unfortunately just as with commodities like building materials (lumber as example) semiconductors and other components have been hit at both ends: supply and demand.
Online search tools can help locate inventory across different suppliers (FindChips is one) which can be revealing.
Dave
Unfortunately just as with commodities like building materials (lumber as example) semiconductors and other components have been hit at both ends: supply and demand.
Online search tools can help locate inventory across different suppliers (FindChips is one) which can be revealing.
Dave